Clinical Trials

Volunteering for a clinical trial is a contribution to the future of medicine that only you can make.

Doctors at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center are working hard to find cures, but they can't do it alone. Patients play a vital role in finding better ways to treat cancer by participating in research studies -- also known as clinical trials.

Better cancer treatment starts with you

Volunteer, LeElla Flake, made a difference in breast cancer research and treatment through a University of Michigan clinical study.

Thanks to patients who volunteered for studies, we now have a range of treatments that can cure or delay the progression of cancer for many years. Unfortunately, though, these therapies have their limits: They don't work for everyone.

Clinical trials are critical because they allow doctors to develop the most safe and effective treatments using a methodical, scientifically sound approach. Patients benefit by gaining access to promising new therapies for cancer.

Our patients are partners in care and partners in discovery. As in everything we do at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, the wellbeing of our patients and families always comes first.

A nationwide shortage of research volunteers is slowing progress in the fight against cancer. But you can help.